Garden design new build end-terrace house

I don't think I've gotten that far yet.

I think so too.

What do you think about plants that can already be bought as espaliers?

No idea. I prefer to watch my garden grow and put it together myself.

But do I understand correctly that espaliers generally require more work?

A garden, even a low-maintenance one, requires work. Whether with an espalier or not.

Winter jasmine is also not hrimis

Thanks for the suggestions for insect-friendly planting. I don't think I'm that far yet. First, the floor plan has to be more or less finalized, we will tackle that in the next few weeks. After that, we will move on to the concrete selection of plants.

What do you think about plants that can already be bought as espaliers? In my opinion, the advantage would be that privacy screening is already present earlier and you don't lose so much depth. Is the supplied grid then only temporary and do you have to "move" it to a proper espalier? That would be something for the large side windows, combined with a few posts. From there further to the right, the privacy screen doesn't have to be so high, and we rather take lower flowers/shrubs that don't grow so deep.

Do I see it correctly that espaliers generally cause more work?

Regarding the espalier, you should ask where you want to buy the plants. They know whether you can keep the existing one or if it has to be redone.

And I wouldn't know why an espalier should cause more work. You have to prune every hedge once or twice a year anyway.

I wonder what people do in the garden in winter that the neighbor or passersby are not allowed to see? Naked ice bathing?

I wonder what people do in the garden in winter that the neighbor or passersby must not see? Naked ice bathing?

I think people are very different. Here in the row house block, at the beginning, we agreed on 1m fences between neighbors so that the 4.60m narrow gardens would visually appear wider. Out of 5 households, 1 is bothered. But he’s bothered by everything anyway. Recently, he got lockable trash bins because on collection day we usually put the last trash bag wherever there’s still space. And someone spends 160€ so that he is not “affected” – and complains about the “imposed” costs. He can hardly use the terrace because from certain angles it could be seen from some spots in other gardens. He’s not allowed 4m high hedges; the world is unfair. There are people whose feelings are not clouded by any rational access to their actions – they need full privacy 24/7. But to be honest with myself: If we had money + a suitable property, we would have a swimming pond + sauna. I wouldn’t want to be seen there either, especially in winter.

I wonder what people do in the garden in winter that neighbors or passersby must not see? Naked ice swimming?

A hedge not only protects the garden from being overlooked but depending on the location also the house. And especially in winter, it is dark for a long time, so you keep the lights on for a long time and people can look inside. And inside the house, one sometimes walks around unclothed and does not want to keep the blinds down all the time.

Additionally, it is also the other way around. Even in winter, I want to look outside not only at dull gray but at green.

A hedge not only protects the garden from being seen into, but depending on its location also the house. And especially in winter it gets dark early, so the lights are on for a long time and people can look inside. And in the house you sometimes walk around unclothed and don't want to have the shutters down all the time.

Additionally, it's also the other way around. In winter, I also want to be able to look outside not just at dull gray, but at green.

Don’t you have curtains or comparable privacy screens?
I also find the desire to look into greenery in winter a bit strange. Aren’t you living at the wrong latitude?